About us:

The Chair of Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis (Prof. Dr. Paul W. Thurner) at LMU Munich's Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science is advertising, with possible start dates of 1 October 2025 and 1 April 2026 two (2) positions of

We are looking for you:

Assistant Professorships (m/f/x)

in Munich

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• The independent implementation of a postdoctoral research project in a thematic area relevant to research conducted at the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc.)   
• Publication of research results and application for third-party funding (individually and in teams)
• Teaching 5 SWS (approx. 2 - 3 courses) per semester in the area of quantitative methods.

Your qualifications:

• An excellent dissertation related to quantitative political science methods (Methods & IR or Comparative Politics), completed or close to completion.
• Skills to teach multivariate methods in R, special methods skills in one or more specific areas (e.g. NLP, Machine Learning, Causal Designs etc.) 
• Research interests related to research interests of the chair (conflict studies, electoral research, survey research etc.)      
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals or strong indications of the potential to place publications competitively.
• Fluency in English. Good German skills are desirable.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work independently and in teams.

Benefits:

• Pay is based on, Entgeltgruppe A13, “BeamtIn auf Zeit”.
• The posts ought to be filled by 1 October 2025 and 1 April 2026 and is restricted to a duration of 3 years (probation 6 months). The positions can be extended for 1-2 more years.
• The Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science (GSI) is one of the most renowned political science institutes across Europe.
• Your workplace will be centrally located in Munich and can be easily reached by public transport.
•  More information on the Family Service of LMU can be found here.

LMU has signed the "Charter of Diversity" and is committed to the diversity of its employees. We therefore actively promote equality between women and men.

Also possible in a part-time capacity.

Contact:

Please submit the following (in English):

• Cover letter
• CV
• Diplomas
• Contact data for two referees (referees will be contacted only at the interview stage)
• One writing sample of an article or a chapter representative of your research agenda (preferably single-authored)

The submission deadline is 21 March 2025. Please submit your application per Email (in one PDF, max. 10MB) to

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis
Ms. Hopp, sekretariat.thurner@gsi.uni-muenchen.de

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